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Hoopa Valley Elementary

Q: Is Hoopa Valley Elementary a good school?

Hoopa Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hoopa Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Hoopa Valley Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hoopa Valley Elementary?

Students at Hoopa Valley Elementary are 90% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Public Grades K-8

5853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hoopa Valley Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 363 students in the remote Hoopa Valley region of Northern California, as part of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified school district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages, and it has consistently ranked among the very lowest in California for over a decade. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about two-thirds of students missing a significant amount of school, a rate much higher than the state average and strongly correlated with lower academic performance across the region. The school also operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio and receives less funding per student than some nearby schools in the same district.

However, comparisons within the district show that improvement is possible. For example, Orleans Elementary, which serves a student population with similar economic demographics just 19 miles away, achieves proficiency rates near state averages with lower absenteeism and more resources per student. This contrast within the same district suggests that targeted strategies addressing attendance and resource allocation could be key to helping Hoopa Valley Elementary's students succeed.

363

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11500 State Highway 96
Hoopa, CA 95546-1308

(530) 625-5600

District: Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

90.4%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg16%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,853^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,758^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	5853 of 5857	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	5866 of 5869	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	5853 of 5859	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	5876 of 5883	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	5771 of 5789	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	5646 of 5662	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	5634 of 5692	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	5552 of 5614	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	5593 of 5611	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	5465 of 5530	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	5342 of 5390	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	5327 of 5377	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	5211 of 5314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	5137 of 5193	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	5069 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	4860 of 5113	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	4345 of 4818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	4718 of 4822	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	4379 of 4809	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	5588 of 5597	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	5612 of 5612	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	5608 of 5609	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	5631 of 5635	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	5465 of 5492	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	5411 of 5413	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	359 of 364	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	5454 of 5460	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	5512 of 5517	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	5355 of 5363	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	5257 of 5264	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	5159 of 5173	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	5072 of 5084	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	5626 of 5628	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	5635 of 5643	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	5635 of 5638	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	5650 of 5663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	5499 of 5510	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	5410 of 5431	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2758 of 2761	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	2779 of 2783	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2777 of 2781	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2722 of 2740	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2605 of 2715	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	2456 of 2480	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	2482 of 2508	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	2412 of 2497	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.7	2446 of 2477	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	2283 of 2379	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	2101 of 2259	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	1938 of 2236	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1835 of 2179	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	1761 of 2063	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	1658 of 2005	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	1833 of 1999	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1599 of 1804	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	1674 of 1777	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	1401 of 1769	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	793 of 1491	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2524 of 2533	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	2551 of 2551	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	2523 of 2531	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2507 of 2509	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2290 of 2380	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	2251 of 2262	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2529 of 2542	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	2574 of 2579	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2524 of 2531	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	2440 of 2458	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2286 of 2369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2210 of 2230	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	2534 of 2534	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2539 of 2552	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	2538 of 2538	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2509 of 2527	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2358 of 2407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	2262 of 2273	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)47th percentile+43 vs school

Native American (2025)8th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoopa Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	11500 State Highway 96	Hoopa	95546	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	363	19	19.1	77.4%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	328 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	4	5853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		4	5866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.2	5.4	10.3	0.0	2.7	5.6	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	1.7	82.9	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6
Trinity Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	730 North Highway 96	Willow Creek	95573	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	200	10	20.0	63.5%	56 (28.0%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (9.0%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20.6	4780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.3	5193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	413	10.0	21.7	16.3	21.7	52.6	20.0	15.4	30.0	17.4	26.3	9.1	36.8	10.0	15.4	10.0	13.0	15.4
Weitchpec Elementary	Public	K-3	444 Upper Weitchpec School Rd.	Hoopa	95546	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	24	1	24.0	70.8%	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Green Point Elementary	Public	K-8	180 Valkensar Ln.	Blue Lake	95525	Humboldt County	Blue Lake Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 668-5921	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orleans Elementary	Public	K-8	38016 Highway 96	Orleans	95556	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	62	4	15.5	72.6%	11 (17.7%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)		31.3	34.8					63.6	56.3	51.0					27.3	31.3	34.7
Burnt Ranch Elementary	Public	K-8	251 Burnt Ranch School Rd.	Burnt Ranch	95527	Trinity County	Burnt Ranch Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 629-2543	85	5	17.0	75.3%	44 (51.8%)	2 (2.4%)	11 (12.9%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.6%)								(n/a)			40.0							73.6							64.2						$50,922	$48,570	$2,352
Fieldbrook Elementary	Public	K-8	4070 Fieldbrook Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Fieldbrook Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-3201	90	6	15.0	38.9%	68 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.9%)	2 (2.2%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	41.6	3102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		66.5	1751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	1351			21.4	35.7	66.7		33.3			45.9	35.7	25.0		33.3			34.4						$29,586	$28,756	$830

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoopa Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hoopa Valley Elementary?

Students at Hoopa Valley Elementary are 90% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Hoopa Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Hoopa Valley Elementary.

Is Hoopa Valley Elementary a good school?

Hoopa Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Hoopa Valley Elementary in?

Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified

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